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Definition of sideswipe verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sideswipe

verb

NAmE//ˈsaɪdswaɪp//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sideswipe he / she / it sideswipes past simple sideswiped -ing form sideswiping

sideswipe something (of a vehicle) to hit the side of another vehicle that it is passing The bus sideswiped two parked cars.

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